One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when to plant crossandra by looking at the USDA zone info for Cheraw.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since crossandra are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Cheraw is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your crossandra may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your crossandra indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Cheraw. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cheraw is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cheraw last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your crossandra in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cheraw

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Cheraw

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Cheraw.